Subj : Re: Ketchup
To   : POINDEXTER FORTRAN
From : Dumas Walker
Date : Mon Oct 14 2024 08:43 am

>  DW> In the US, I think it is the other way round.  Ketchup/catsup is going
>  DW> to have the added sugar or corn syrup, while tomato sauce is usually
>  DW> thicker and is less sweet.

>  Apparently Catsup/Ketchup used to be two different condiments. Catsup
>  was more spicy/savory, apparently.

They might still be.  My limited experience with them is that one (catsup)
was generally a lot cheaper than the other.  Once supermarket chains like
Kroger and Walmart started selling their own "generic" ketchup, I quit
seeing catsup available.

I will have to keep my eyes open the next time I am shopping.


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